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Paris – The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of the Jones Day/ESSEC/Paris II Prize, which will be awarded to the best team of business law students in France.
The Prize is organized in partnership with the French business school ESSEC and the University of Panthéon-Assas-Paris II to...

Kelley Drye is included in the 2016 BTI Client Service A-Team report, an honor designated for a select group of law firms that deliver outstanding client service. Clients recognize the firm as a leader in client service based on in-depth interviews with corporate counsel, including more than 315 legal decision makers at Fortune 1000 companies and...

Sills Cummis & Gross is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as “an unparalleled leader in client service in the brand new BTI Client Service A-Team 2016. Clients recognize Sills Cummis & Gross for superior client service--standing out in a field of more than 650 law firms serving the Fortune 1000. This exclusive...

Over 150 families have been helped by an innovative partnership between Clifford Chance and The National Autistic Society's (NAS) Education Rights Service, providing pro-bono legal advice. The two organisations marked the 15th anniversary of their alliance last night (30 November) at an event involving families, volunteers and staff.

An event celebrating the upcoming anniversary of renewed bilateral relations between the United States and Cuba that Akin Gump co-hosted with educational exchange organization Cuba Educational Travel received coverage in several media outlets.

New York – Akin Gump has been selected for inclusion in BTI Consulting Group’s “Client Service 30,” a list of the top law firms for outstanding client service, as identified by general counsel.
The report, which focuses on “which law firms legal decision makers recognize for delivering the absolute best levels of client...

NEW YORK, — Clifford Chance has advised Global Jet Capital on a $2,310,000,000 secured credit facility used to finance the acquisition of General Electric Capital Corporation's corporate jet business. The facility is expected to finance the acquisition of lease and loan assets relating to more than 300 corporate jet aircraft – one of...

Kansas City, Kan. Dec. 14, 2015 — Epiq Systems (NASDAQ: EPIQ), a leading global provider of integrated technology solutions for the legal profession, today announced that Brookes Taney, vice president of data breach solutions, was named a 2015 CyberSecurity & Data Privacy Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. Taney will be speaking on the...

BRUSSELS/LOS ANGELES — In a further move to anchor the firm’s position as a key Global Competition player, Sheppard Mullin has announced the hire of partners Isabelle Rahman and Wim Vandenberghe who will join the recently established EU Competition and Regulatory practice in Brussels.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP today announced the creation of a Pro Bono Partner position at the firm. Dan Brown, a partner in the Firm’s Business Trial Group and current Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, will fill that role.

Weil is advising JAB Holding Co., a private investment fund with about $50 billion in assets and significant capital commitments, in its $13.9 billion acquisition of Keurig Green Mountain, a manufacturer of coffee-makers and instant flavor pods. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

Weil’s Antitrust team is advising Allergan plc, a global pharmaceutical company in its definitive merger agreement with Pfizer Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company, in a deal valued at approximately $160 billion. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, the businesses of Pfizer and Allergan will be combined under Allergan plc, which will be...

On Monday, November 9, 2015, Weil filed an antitrust class action lawsuit in Texas federal court on behalf of the newly-founded Elite Rodeo Association (ERA), and several of its owners who are the best athletes, alleging violations of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act for an illegal group boycott and unlawful monopolization by defendant Professional Rodeo...

On Friday, November 13, 2015, Weil secured a total victory for Morgan Stanley after a New York federal jury issued a verdict of no liability in a trial of private insider trading claims asserted by a Russian billionaire and his Netherlands-based investment vehicle, Veleron Holdings. The jury reached its verdict after two weeks of trial in the Southern...

Weil’s Antitrust team is advising Allergan plc, a global pharmaceutical company in its definitive merger agreement with Pfizer Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company, in a deal valued at approximately $160 billion. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, the businesses of Pfizer and Allergan will be combined under Allergan plc, which will be...

McCarter & English Partner Seeks Pendulum Swing Toward Invention-Facilitating IP Protection to Benefit Economy, Society
Erik Paul Belt, an intellectual property litigator who represents rights-holders and alleged infringers alike, has become president of the Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA), one of the largest, most powerful and most prestigious...

Partner Benjamin Hsing Brings ANDA Experience to the New York Office
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2015 — BakerHostetler is proud to announce that Partner Benjamin Hsing has joined the firm, resident in the New York office, as a member of the Intellectual Property Group and Biotechnology, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical team. He is recognized as a leading patent...

NEW YORK, November 10, 2015 – Following its expansion earlier this year to Los Angeles, CA and Cleveland, OH, with the inauguration of state-of-the-art Managed Document Review Centers, RVM Enterprises, Inc. is pleased to add Shelley Brown to its team of experts. Ms. Brown has joined as the Director of Managed Review Services, where she...